Award

Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model

BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

21 Sep 2017 at 13:14

TenderAmendment

25 Jul 2017 at 16:37

Tender

14 Jul 2017 at 09:01

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) pertains to the contract titled "Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model." This contract falls under the services industry category with a focus on mathematical and forecasting software development. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the contract period spans from 24th August 2017 to 23rd January 2019. The tender submission deadline was 4th August 2017, leading to the award announcement on 22nd August 2017. The delivery addresses are located across various regions including the United Kingdom and Europe.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, energy modelling, and mathematical or statistical services. Companies with expertise in C# programming, user requirement analysis, and those capable of providing training and quality assurance will be particularly well-suited to compete. The dynamic and evolving nature of this contract also indicates a potential for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to engage effectively in this procurement process and enhance their business growth through innovative solutions and tailored support.

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Notice Title

Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model

Notice Description

BEIS is looking for a contractor to provide ongoing maintenance and support for the Dynamic Dispatch Model to ensure BEIS analysts can use the model effectively to meet policy needs, to provide ad-hoc model development and to ensure changes to the model are properly tested and integrated. Description: The contract has two main objectives: * Improving the in-house DDM capability and expertise, and in particular up-skilling in-house model developers. * Extracting better value from the model by implementing improvements, including model run-time improvements, and addressing risks early. The contract will cover support and training for DDM in-house expert users to assist them in setting up inputs, creating output templates, and resolving technical issues with the working environment. The project will also cover the development and roll-out of small and medium scale upgrades. The contractor will be responsible for dealing with issues that cannot be resolved by the in-house team, for providing training and for providing expert tailored support. As part of user support, contractors will be expected to set up their own systems to develop and test extensions and upgrades to the model. A range of different skills are required for this research. The following skills are considered particularly important for this work. * Expertise in the GB power sector * Expertise in software development and testing, preferably in the context of energy modelling * Expertise in C# programming * Understanding and meeting user requirements in a software development context. * Understanding and meeting user requirements in a model development context. * Mathematical and statistical modelling. * Ability to provide clear reporting and documentation of software functionality, model assumptions and any other relevant information. * Applying sound quality assurance processes and procedures to minimise modelling and input errors and to ensure model outputs are robust; * Training and coaching Additional information: The contract is to be for a period of 18 months, with a contract break at 12 months at which time BEIS may choose to terminate the contract. How to Apply If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the Tender documents attached to this Notice. Send your completed Proposal by email to Sara Tavares (DDM@beis.gov.uk) by Friday, 4 August 2017 at 16:00. Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions (at Annex C of the ITT document. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, BEIS may decide to hold bid clarifications with suppliers. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend an inception meeting taking place in August 2019.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1b4539-bc48-41d9-88a7-ee6ec2e1dfaa
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72212462 - Mathematical or forecasting software development services

72212463 - Statistical software development services

72242000 - Design-modelling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£95,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£94,750 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20178 years ago
Contract Period
10 Sep 2017 - 10 Feb 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LANE CLARK & PEACOCK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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